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...MUSK MELONS OR CANTALOUPES Continued. 
HENDERSON’S PERFECTED DELMONICO. 
A red=fleshed variety, of most dainty and delicate flavor. 
is an improvement over the well-known Delmonico Musk Melon which we 
troduced several years ago. This improved type is almost a perfect globe in 
T his 
introduced l _ 
shape; the skin is a peculiar grayish green until ripe, when it changes to a 
bright yellow. The ribs are wide and covered thickly with prominent netting. The 
melons average about six inches in diameter, have a very small seed cavity, and are 
exceedingly solid and heavy for their size. The Mesh 
is a deep, rich orange-yellow color, and is of very fine 
grain, without the slightest 
and of delicate 
tful flavor. Not 
as the green- 
fleshed melons, yet more 
highly prized on that account 
Dy many epicures, This variety 
produces melons of uniformly h 
quality, and is likely to displace all 
other red or yellow ileshed sorts. It 
is a strong, hardy grower and very perfected delmonico mdse melon. 
prolific. We can recommend it either to the market gardener or amateur. 
(See cut.) Price, 10c. pkt., 25c. oz., 75c. }4 lb., $2.00 lb. 
HENDERSON’S DELICIOUS 
that 
BANQUET 
MUSK MELON 
“BANQUET” MUSK MELON. 
T HIS superb melon represents years of careful selection and improvement of 
a stock of Musk Melon at the hands of the largest and most experienced 
grower of melons in the world. The raiser regards it as his greatest pro¬ 
duction and likely to supersede all other red-fleshed melons. “The Banquet” 
is a medium-sized melon, flat at both ends and more beautifully netted than any 
known variety. In quality it has no equal; the flesh is uniformly deep and of 
t granulated character that always indicates a good melon ; the color is a dark, 
rich salmon. It will produce more fine edible melons to a given area than any other 
variety. (See cut.) 10c. pkt., 20c. oz., 50c. % lb., $1.50 lb. 
MELON-WATER. 
Wasser-Melone. 'll fATER MELONS require a rich though rather sandy soil 
’ YY for best development, and thrivo in warm latitudes, 
Melon a Eau. ' ' growing best in the Southern or Southwestern States, 
c nvul-in although in warm, sandy soils in this latitude tine crops are 
often obtained. Cultivate exactly as for Musk Melons, except 
1 OZ. for 30 hills ; 4 fo 5 lbs. in hills for an acre. that the hills should be just double the distance apart, namely, eight to ten feet 
THE JONES. This is a splendid melon. The color of the skin is solid green, and the flesh is a very bright red, particularly sweet, 
juicy and melting. It grows to a large size, frequently attaining the weight of eighty pounds. In shape it resembles Kolb’s Gem, 
and, like that variety, is one of the best shipping sorts. (See cut.) 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 20c. 34 lb., 65c. lb. 
CITRON. Fruit round, handsome and small; used in making preserves only. 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 25c. 34 lb., 75c. lb. 
JORDAN’S GRAY MONARCH. This distinct melon is the largest of all. The skin is a mottled gray; shape long; flesh bright crimson 
and of sweet, delicious flavor. It is also a fine shipper. 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 20c. 34 lb., G5c. lb. 
KOLB'S GEM. Largely grown, particularly in the South, for shipment to northern markets. 
As ashipping melon it lias hardly an equal. The fruit is nearly round ; rind dark green, some¬ 
what marbled with lighter shades. Weight, 25 to 50 lbs. 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 20c. 34 lb., G5c. lb. 
MOUNTAIN SWEET. Fruit oblong, dark green; rind thin; flesh red, solid and sweet. 
5e. pkt., 10c. oz., 20c. 34 lb., 65e. lb. 
THE “BOSS.” Oblong in shape, and of nearly the same diameter throughout. Skin 
very dark green; flesh deep scarlet and of unusually rich flavor. Early, heavy, productive, 
and a good shipper. 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 20c. % lb., 65c. lb. 
CUBAN QUEEN. This is a large variety, often weighing eighty pounds and upwards. 
The rind is marked with regular stripes of light and dark green. It is a very showy 
variety, of fair quality. 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 20c. 34 lb., 65c. lb. 
FLORIDA FAVORITE. One of the largest and best in cultivation. Being several days 
earlier than Kolb’s Gem, it 
will succeed in a latitude 
far north of that popular 
variety. It attains an enor¬ 
mous size; the flesh is a 
beautiful clear crimson, ex¬ 
tending close up to the rind, 
which is hard, thin and 
beautifully mottled light and 
dark green. The shape is 
oblong, the flavor is sweet 
and melting, making it one 
of the best in cultivation. 
10c. pkt., 15c. oz., 30c. 34 lb., 
80c. lb. 
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WE DELIVER FREE, 
to any Post Office or lU Tnr 11 Q at prices quoted in 
Railroad Express Office lit lilL U* U*j this Catalogue, 
HLL VEGETABLE SEEDS, FLOWER SEEDS 0 BOLDS 9 where noted. 
